Fact File: No Evidence for Trump Claim Canada Will 'Pay for All' of Keystone Pipeline
Trump linked the pipeline to trade talks, but experts say no federal funding is planned and a related project has 20-year shipper commitments.
- United States President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that Canada would pay for a revived Keystone XL pipeline, stating, "They build it, they pay for ALL of it."
- Although the Keystone XL project remains dormant since then-U.S. president Joe Biden revoked its permit in 2021, current discussions often conflate it with the separate Prairie Connector pipeline being pursued by private companies.
- Canadian energy firm South Bow aims to partner with Bridger Pipeline on the Prairie Connector, relying on private equity and binding 20-year contracts rather than government funding.
- Economics professor Jean-Thomas Bernard expressed skepticism about renewing Keystone XL with only two years remaining in Trump's term, citing opposition from states, First Nations, and cheaper Middle East oil competition.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has not directly responded to the pipeline claim, noting Sunday that broader trade negotiations remain constructive despite Trump's history of disputed assertions regarding Canadian infrastructure.
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At a press conference on Sunday, Donald Trump mentioned that the Keystone XL pipeline will be part of the next trade agreement with Canada.
The Toronto Star
Fact File: No evidence for Trump claim Canada will ‘pay for all’ of Keystone pipeline
United States President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that Canada would pay for the entirety of a revived Keystone XL pipeline. While the project has yet to be revived, the Prairie
Winnipeg Free Press
Fact File: No evidence for Trump claim Canada will 'pay for all' of Keystone pipeline
United States President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that Canada would pay for the entirety of a revived Keystone XL pipeline. While the project has yet to be revived, the Prairie Connector pipeline that would reuse Keystone XL infrastructure is jointly owned by two independent companies, one Canadian and one American, with no federal funding commitments as of yet. Experts on Canada's natural resource sector say such funding seems unlikely.
'They're going to pay for all of it': Trump says Canada will build Keystone XL as dairy tariffs face the chopping block
Subhead:David Menzies and Tamara Lich react to President Trump saying Canada will build and pay for the Keystone XL pipeline, and that U.S. farmers will no longer face tariffs of up to 400% on dairy under the trade deal he says is coming.# YouTube-embed:cfDULyrxVl0 On Monday's live stream, David Menzies and Tamara Lich reacted to President Donald Trump saying the Keystone XL pipeline is going to be built, and that Canada is going to pay for it. …
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